Solo All-Around Agent

Chapter 103

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[In Tottenham’s youth, there are many players who have good potential and skills but do not receive opportunities.]

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“It’s Tottenham… .”

The UEFA staff left and Jaejin fell into thought.

‘Accidental or fate? It’s Tottenham. It must be fun.’

When he said that Tottenham had been assigned to the team he was training for, Jae-jin thought of Gardner, who asked him for help at a party a year ago.

‘It was unfortunate that I refused.’

In the 2031-32 season, which took place after the JJ management party, Tottenham did not make satisfactory signings and finished sixth in the league due to a string injury from a starting player, barely making it to Europa as a pull-up.

Advancement to the Europa was a result of other teams and luck rather than their own strength, and it can be seen that Gardner, who led the team, was very strong.

And, David said, as the season drew to a close, Gardner’s stress was indescribable.

This season, too, only ordinary reinforcements and team leaks occurred, but no noticeable reinforcements were achieved.

In addition, although this season is also early, the atmosphere is not so good.

Tottenham Hotspur’s league standings are 10th in the league with a continuous draw.

‘I come here often, but visiting as a coach feels different from what it used to be.’

Jaejin, who arrived at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was waiting for a club official with one other trainee assigned to the same Tottenham Hotspur.

“end… . Director Gardner?!”

When Jaejin turned his head to the sound of the trainee who was with him, Gardner, whose cheeks were red, looked at Jaejin and approached him at a fast pace.

He seemed to be under a lot of stress, and he had obviously more gray hair than the last time I saw him, and he looked emaciated.

“Five… ! Song! Song!”

And Gardner hugged him as he was.

“Oh my gosh! Agent Song is receiving training at Tottenham! Oh God!”

As one of the UEFA trainees he received in a long time was Jae-Jin Song, manager Gardner was restless as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Oh my God, I am so lucky this season!”

“Haha, I’m no longer an agent, but a coach. I have resigned from my position as representative.”

“Oh, yes. Now coach for Tottenham for a while!”

Gardner’s reaction also meant that his team was not doing well.

In such a situation, when Jaejin, whom Gardner had longed for, arrived, the joy was indescribable.

“Then let’s pour everything into this season! to David! in hand! Even the Song Agent!”

In consideration of the team’s circumstances, Gardner earnestly requested it, and David Tennant readily agreed to a one-year extension.

And because of the return of that player, who had been away for a long time due to an injury, he seemed to live with the word luck.

Both David Tennant and the returning player were looking into their 40’s, but they were ready to burn their last fire this season, and at the same time announced their retirement at the end of the season.

“Can you attend the meeting from tomorrow?”

Jaejin nodded slightly at Gardner’s request.

“Aren’t you a former trainee and coach for Tottenham? If the director says so, of course you have to attend.”

“Five! Good good. I need to re-plan the season. You can’t end the last season with a normal season.”

Gardner’s face was full of vitality as if he had gained a savior, and Bo William, who had trained with Tottenham, looked at Gardner and Jaejin with strange expressions.

Jaejin was a famous agent, and he knew his fame.

Still, he was confident in himself as he played as a player and had experience as a coach on a professional team and also on a youth team.

However, there was a question about Gardner’s behavior as soon as he arrived at the training.

Literally, they hugged each other with affectionate eyes and immediately invited them to attend the meeting without saying anything.

‘Who the hell is this guy? What makes Gardner so happy?’

Chaos began to come.

Since then, Gardner’s questions and attention have mostly focused on Jaejin.

“Good good. These trainees are very good people! Please take good care of Coach William Bo!”

Director Gardner said with a happy expression on his face.

“character! You’ve worked hard today. Let’s go back to the dorm, rest well, and see you tomorrow.”

“You suffered.”

As soon as the scheduled schedule for the day was over and Jaejin returned to the dormitory, he turned on his laptop and connected to the video conference.

One way or another, coach training was not his main job and he was doing it for personal reasons, so he had to pay attention to the management job.

He [heard he was transferred to Tottenham. Director Gardner would like it very much.]

“haha. That’s how it happened. Anyway, I met him for the first time today and he was quite upset.”

During Jaejin’s absence, King Mohammed introduced Gil Repley, who was the COO of JJ Management, and laughed out loud.

“How is your company?”

[There is nothing wrong. Rather, the problem is that players want to come in more than they can take on.]

He started coaching training and resigned from the representative post and stepped down from the front line, but JJ management was cruising as Jaejin intended.

“That’s fortunate. Are there any special trends?”

[There is absolutely nothing. David decided to put a personal trainer on him and take care of it a little more as he got older.]

“I’m here for Tottenham, so I’ll take a closer look.”

It was because good talents were selected through interviews, Jaejin still provided basic reporting, and the players who came in that way are continuing to produce good results.

In the football world, this was a buzzword.

‘Trust and try the players introduced by JJ Management.’

In a word, it was a virtuous cycle.

[By the way, you said ‘that player’ is back? I heard he’s from the same nationality, right?]

Jaejin smiled softly at Repliy’s words.

“Yeah. I also heard the news. I’m looking forward to it too. what kind of player It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it.”

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September 23.

Two days before the League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Jaejin stood in front of the squad.

“These are the people who will help the team by coaching at Tottenham until the training is over.”

“Good morning. This is Bo William. He played at Leicester and then coached. I will leave it up to you.”

After Bo William’s greetings ended, the players applauded, and then Jaejin cleared his throat and said hello.

“Good morning. My name is Jaejin Song. Please take good care of me for a while.”

He was a simple greeting.

Because Jaejin wasn’t a player like Bo Williams, and he didn’t even have experience coaching on a professional team.

“Oh oh… ! welcome!”

“welcome!”

“Can I visit you at any time, coach?”

However, when the greeting was over, the reaction of the players who welcomed Jaejin was beyond imagination.

And David smiled at Jaejin, who made eye contact.

It’s like saying, ‘Did I do well?’

“As long as I am a Tottenham coach during the training period, I will do my best to help you if you come to me at any time.”

“Yes! I’m number one! must!”

Perhaps because of Jaejin’s name, the players welcomed Jaejin’s joining with eyes full of expectation.

And after greeting the team, someone approached Jaejin.

“Nice to meet you.”

Heung-beom Son, a Korean legend and Tottenham’s living legend.

He was a legend, but at the same time, he was a player with no luck.

He went from Hamburg to Leverkusen and then to Tottenham.

Even though he had great skills, he had never won a championship in his career.

“nice to meet you. Son Heung-beom.”

“It’s my first time.”

“Yeah?”

“The fact that Koreans come to Europe as an agent and to Tottenham as a coach. It’s really nice to see you.”

In Western sports, Asians, especially Koreans, were rare.

If you look at football right now, there has never been a single Korean manager in charge of a team within the second division, and there was not even a coach.

The players are only 4 Koreans playing in the European 4-1 division (England, Germany, Spain, Italy) this season.

“I will leave it up to you.”

Song Jae-jin, who understood Son Heung-beom’s words, answered with a smile.

“I have a meeting, so I’ll go first.”

After talking to Son Heung-beom, Jae-jin attended the team management plan along with preparations for the next match, Brighton & Hove Albion, as Gardner had predicted.

With all the coaches seated, Hugo Perez kicked off the meeting.

“First of all, let’s start before Brighton.”

At the words of assistant manager Hugo Perez, everyone straightened up.

“No, I have something to say first.”

All eyes were on Gardner’s words.

“Before the start of the season, our goal was to qualify for the Champions League.”

At Gardner’s words, the coaches nodded with gloomy expressions.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

I didn’t tell the players, but realistically, this season was judged to be a success just by maintaining the Champions League standings.

“Change your goals. The goal this season is to secure a place in the Champions League and win a trophy. So, I want you to go with your goals exactly. Whether it’s the League Cup against Brighton right now, the Europa, the Premier League or the FA Cup.”

Director Gardner’s change of heart was thanks to Jaejin.

It was because Jaejin joined as a coach and hoped that he could be better than he is now.

I thought it was too vague expectations for others, but Gardner didn’t.

It was a well-founded belief that he studied Song Jae-jin as much as possible to hire Jae-jin as a coach, and looked at his career with his team from Newcastle, Millwall, and Leverkusen.

“The priority will be in the league, Europa, FA, and League Cup.”

Coaches nodded in affirmation to Gardner’s words.

“Then let’s talk about Brighton.”

Brighton & Hove Albion achieved promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 34 years in the 2016-17 season.

It meant that he wasn’t an easygoing opponent.

“Send them out to the 1.5th Army.”

Starting with Perez, the coaches started actively discussing which players to start.

“What is Coach Jae-Jin Song’s opinion?”

As the debate continued, Director Gardner asked Jae-jin, and Jae-jin said it was natural.

“It is the active use of the second team and promising players.”

“Why did you think so?”

“The coach’s intention is to win one trophy anyway. It is true that the current players alone are not enough to do that. Then you need to actively use the resources that are on the team right now.”

Tottenham’s resources are limited.

Unless they create a double squad like other big clubs, it was determined that the possibility of using all of the team’s available resources to win the championship while maintaining the league standings is high.

“There are a lot of good players in Tottenham’s second team and youth right now. I think it’s right to actively use them to give them opportunities, to give them experience, and to give the regulars a break.”

At Jaejin’s words, the other coaches remained silent, and Gardner motioned for him to continue.

“Then I think the League Cup is the best opportunity for those players. Unless you can get all of the trophy you just said you have to give up something or you’ll miss it all.”

Jaejin wrote down the names of the players on the board at the same time.

It was the list of youth players who could make a professional debut with the second team that Jaejin watched.

“Anyway, you have to win the League Cup unless you just play one game and give up.”

Jaejin put Son Heung-beom’s name in the 3rd place of Tottenham’s 4-2-3-1 formation. And the name of David in the central midfielder.

And in the remaining spaces, he filled in the names of the best players in Jaejin’s opinion.

If it was a shock, it was a shock.

Except for those two and the goalkeeper, most of the players were youth or second-team players.

“I think that harmony between the old and the new and an unconventional rotation is necessary for that.”